23 April, 2002Wage talks collapse. Union says employers' latest offer remains "provocative".

22 April, 2002With 20,000 more jobs to go, the company is taking drastic measures.

21 April, 2002Military police, using batons and teargas, assault workers in front of the Camaçari plant in Bahia.

21 April, 2002The one-day countrywide strike paralysed industrial activity throughout the country.

17 April, 2002A majority of the union's members vote in favour of a provisional agreement between General Motors and Daewoo Motor Company.

15 April, 2002

30 September, 2002The agreement, still to be ratified by the CAW membership, provides a more secure future for workers.

24 September, 2002New collective agreement provides VW workers with comparable wage hikes as for the overall metal and engineering industry.

24 September, 2002The IMF-affiliated AMWU has won a provisional injunction by the Federal Court against the Australian subsidiary of Trane.

23 September, 2002Union calls for ceiling at 30 per cent in any workplace.